Alaska Airlines Adds Nonstop Service To Honolulu From Oakland And San Jose, Calif.

Published: November 1, 2011

Introductory fare of $149* each way for tickets purchased by Nov. 4, 2011; Carrier celebrates new flights by giving away a planeload of free tickets**

11/1/2011 6:34:02 AM

SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines today announced new daily nonstop service between Honolulu and Oakland and Honolulu and San Jose, Calif., marking the latest in a series of new Hawaii routes introduced by the carrier this year. The Honolulu service begins April 10, 2012, and complements Alaska Airlines' existing daily nonstop flights from Oakland and San Jose to Hawaii's other three major destinations: Kona, on the Big Island; Lihue, on the island of Kauai; and Kahului, Maui.

Alaska Airlines is offering a special introductory fare of $149* each way for tickets purchased by Nov. 4, 2011, for travel between April 10 and June 9, 2012.

To celebrate the new service, Alaska Airlines is partnering with Bay Area radio stations to give away an airplane's worth of tickets**. The "Nuts for Honolulu" campaign, which launches today, invites listeners to participate on-air for a chance to win 160 tickets to Honolulu, Kona, Kauai and Maui throughout the week. Details about each day's contest are also available by using the Twitter hashtag #nuts4honolulu.

Customers can tune in to these radio stations for complete contest information:

Alaska Airlines offers nine daily flights to Hawaii from Oakland, San Jose and Sacramento including the new service announced today. During the peak winter travel season, Alaska Airlines offers 24 flights a day to Hawaii from Anchorage and seven West Coast cities, including Bellingham, Seattle, Portland, San Diego as well as Oakland, San Jose and Sacramento.

"These new flights provide customers in the Bay Area with convenient daily service to all four of the major Hawaiian Islands, including the Big Island, Maui, Kauai and now Oahu," said Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines' vice president of marketing. "We're nuts about Hawaii and thrilled to be giving away a plane's worth of seats to the Hawaiian Islands to celebrate."

Summary of flights

Start Date

City Pair

DepartsArrives Frequency April 10 Oakland-Honolulu 8:55 a.m. 11:20 a.m. Daily April 10 Honolulu-Oakland 1:55 p.m. 9:55 p.m. Daily April 10 San Jose-Honolulu 10:30 a.m. 12:55 p.m. Daily April 10 Honolulu-San Jose 12:20 p.m. 8:20 p.m. Daily All times based on local time zones.
Flights are available for booking today at www.alaskaair.com or by calling 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522 or TTY/TDD line 1-800-392-0228).

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together serve 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawai‘i, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 North America Airline Satisfaction StudiesSM. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.

* Terms and conditions for Oakland-Honolulu and San Jose-Honolulu fare: Travelers are responsible for the following taxes and fees: Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $9 (amount depends on itinerary); U.S. Federal Segment Tax of $3.70 per segment (takeoff and landing); Sept. 11 Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement; and U.S. government excise tax of $8.20. A $20 baggage fee will apply for each of the first three checked bags. Additional fees apply to check more than three bags and for overweight or oversized items. Quoted fare is valid on nonstop flights only. Tickets must be purchased by Nov. 4, 2011, for travel between April 10 and June 9, 2012. The introductory sale fare is good for travel Monday through Thursday only. For more information and complete terms and conditions, visit www.alaskaair.com.

General terms and conditions: Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or all days. A ticket purchased at an Alaska Airlines airport location or through a reservation call center will cost $15 more per person than the advertised fare. All fares, taxes and fees are in U.S. dollars and are subject to change without notice, and other restrictions apply. Tickets are nonrefundable, but can be changed at alaskaair.com for a $75 per person change fee and any difference in fare (or $100 when changed through a reservation call center and any difference in fare). See alaskaair.com or call Alaska Airlines Reservations at 1-800-252-7522 for more information.

**"Nuts For Honolulu" free ticket offer restrictions: Travel valid within/between: San Jose or Oakland and Honolulu, Kahului, Maui, or Kona (nonstop only). Valid dates of travel: April 10 through June 9, 2012, and Sept. 5 through Nov. 15, 2012. Blackout dates are: Nov. 1, 2011 through April 9, 2012, and June 10 through Sept. 4, 2012. Travel valid solely on Alaska Airlines flights. Changes to itinerary cannot be made without authorization from issuer and without service fees. Passenger is responsible for taxes and fees described above. Mileage Plan accrual not allowed. First class paid upgrades are allowed. Prize is void if bartered or sold. For complete rules, visit http http://bit.ly/ NUTS4HONOLULU.